Shots fired at two locations in North Portland; police aren't sure if incidents are related

Shots rang out across from the Portland Community College Cascade campus in North Portland just before 5:15 p.m. Thursday after two men fired at the school's parking lot. A little more than an hour later, witnesses reported a dozen shots fired less than a mile away.

No one was injured in either shooting, but police are at each scene investigating, said Lt. Robert King, a spokesman for the Portland Police Bureau. Investigators aren't sure yet if the incidents are related.

"The vehicle description is different, but they happened pretty close in time and pretty close in proximity," King said.

Three cars were hit, one of which was trying to drive away when it was shot, King said.

About 6:20 p.m., officers responded to a report of shots fired in the 4100 block of North Commercial Avenue, less than a mile away from the first incident, King said. Witnesses told officers two vehicles were involved: a white SUV and a red sedan. No property was damaged in the second shooting.

Officers found shell casings at both scenes. The bureau's gang team is handling the parking lot shooting and will likely investigate the second incident, King said.

Investigators ask anyone with information about the shootings to call police.